The best player in baseball celebrated his birthday on Sunday. Angels wunderkind Mike Trout turned the ripe old age of 25. Yes, 25. He's still only 25.
Trout celebrated his birthday in style by robbing Leonys Martin of a go-ahead grand slam. Check this catch out:
Sometimes it's not all that clear whether the ball was actually going over the wall for a home run. There's no question there. That was definitely going over the fence for a four-run home run before Trout worked his magic.
The rest of Trout's birthday did not go too well. Not only did the Angels lose (SEA 3, LAA 1), Trout went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts. James Paxton struck him out all four times.
James Paxton is the first pitcher to strike out Mike Trout 4 times in a single game. #Mariners
— MarinersPR (@MarinersPR) August 7, 2016
Sunday's game was the fourth four-strikeout game of Trout's career and his third 0 for 4 with four strikeouts game. He did it twice in 2014.
Still, it must be pretty good to be only 25 and the best ballplayer on the planet. Trout's doing just fine.
